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Over the Pill

Red one
Blue one
Old on
New one
Ah heck
Side effects
I think I am 
Due one

They’ll flatten
Or fatten
Always been
In Latin
Or tongue twistish
Latinglish
To patent
A statin

But I’ve had my fill
And summoned the will
To say bye to the ill
Coz I’m over the pill

There were lots
Of drug shots
That I got
For clots
And sun spots
To slow snots
And fix rots
As a tot

I shopped ‘em
And stocked ‘em
Then popped ‘em
Or swapped ‘em
I ravaged
And damaged
Til a salvage
Was managed

Lived in sin
To my kin’s
Own chagrin
I was lost
And was tossed
‘Til therein
Bought low cost
Vitamins

I’ve shaken
The achin’
Forsaken
The fakin’
Nor more need
Of needles
As I’m free
Of evils

I’m not yet over the hill
But have had more than my fill
And I at last, have the will
To be so, over the pill

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Date: 6/19/2023 3:47:00 PM
Hypocondriac is what comes to my mind. And your poetic discription does the job of bringing the... or may I say pointing the finger at guilty parties.
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Date: 6/14/2023 8:13:00 PM
I think your 'Inner Seuss' is 'on the loose.' This is fantabulous, David. Total enjoyment. Thanks, Gershon
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Date: 6/13/2023 7:39:00 PM
All pills have zany side effects. Including damage to the liver, MD constantly saying I could try this or that. I refuse.I have a nursing backgroundIn addition sold vitamins for 3 companies for 12 years. Met top scientists along the way.. I feel blessed. Vitamins do make a difference. Depends on what company,tho…Glad for you)))in addition one company has a blood testing program. So you know exactly where your deficiencies are. Pangie xx
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Date: 6/12/2023 7:51:00 PM
David, your poem is a masterpiece imbued with enigma and depth. The way you seamlessly interweave diverse themes, such as the vitalizing role of vitamins and the pangs of aging, is nothing short of remarkable. It has certainly struck a chord with me, inspiring me to explore a similar subject in my own verse. Kudos to you, my friend. This is a fave for me.
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